Chapter 44: Night of the Kindred

*LEON* "Leon…Leon…Wake up. We're going to be late..." I opened my eyes halfway to see a blurry figure standing in front of me, calling out my name. The voice was vaugely familiar… Mom? The figure reached out and hit me hard with its hand, but I was so tired and just wanted to go back to sleep that it barely phased me. Suddenly, it pushed me back forcefully. I felt my body fall down a cliff. The strong sense of weightlessness made my heart race, and I hit the ground with a thud. My body jerked itself awake as I fell onto the ground. I lazily looked around. The location looked familiar but also strange. Where was I? I got up and saw I was alone. There was light not far away outside of the window, and there seemed to be many people gathering nearby. I couldn't remember anything. I checked my body and then touched my neck. I seethed. It hurt like hell. There was a bump. What the fuck was going on…? I glanced around and then saw the fridge. I raced for it to get ice for my neck. I cl